Meatballs (film) Meatballs is a 1979 Canadian comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman. It is noted for Bill Murray's first film appearance in a starring role and for launching the directing career of Reitman whose later comedies included Stripes (1981) and Ghostbusters (1984), both starring Murray.
Harriet Beecher Stowe: 10 memorable quotes on her birthday. June 13, 2012. American abolitionist writer Harriett Beecher Stowe was born on June 14, 1811 to Lyman Beecher, a Congregationalist minister.
Known for: author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, a book which helped build anti-slavery sentiment in America and abroad. Occupation: writer, teacher, reformer. Dates: June 14, 1811 - July 1, 1896. Also known as Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, Harriet Stowe, Christopher Crowfield.